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　　I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains．The sun was setting when my car 　　1　　(break)down near a remote and poor village．Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 　　2　　 should have the honor of receiving me 　　3　　 a guest in their house．Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house．While she was getting me 　　4　　(settle)into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 　　5　　 small town some 20 kilometres away 　　6　　 there was a garage．

　　I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table．　　7　　 villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey．We drank together and talked 　　8　　(merry)till far into the night．

　　When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 　　9　　 the trouble I had caused 　　10　　．

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　　A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday．At 9∶18 that morning, when the employees 　　1　　(work)busily in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen 　　2　　(come)out of the windows on the second floor．In a while, the whole building was in flames．The fire lasted nearly an hour, during which the 　　3　　(major)of the 345 employees managed to escape from the deadly scene．Unfortunately, 7 were killed, and 23 　　4　　(injure), lightly or seriously．

　　Some workers complained that aids came too late, but the firemen 　　5　　 come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported．To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult．　　6　　 only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw(撤退)in a hurry．

　　The cause of the fire, according to an investigator, was 　　7　　 someone broke the no-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette ends were found．If the smokers 　　8　　(have)a stronger sense of security, the fire wouldn’t have happened．Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories 　　9　　 turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires．　　10　　(hope)no disasters like this will happen again．